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Payments & Settlements
RBI Publishes Payment Systems Benchmarking Report
By Editors | 06/06/2019
Further efforts are needed to reduce paper clearing and improve acceptance infrastructure (e.g. PoS devices) to enhance digital payments.
Trading & Investment
Macau Explores Establishment of Securities Market
By Editors | 06/06/2019
The move will help Macau diversify away from gaming as its main source of revenue, and align the territory with China’s plans for the Greater Bay Area.
Structural Regulation
FSB, IOSCO Issue Complementary Reports on Market Fragmentation
By Manesh Samtani | 06/06/2019
The FSB and IOSCO have separately published reports on market fragmentation as they seek to minimise its adverse effects on financial stability and market efficiency.
Structural Regulation
SSE Approves First Three Companies to List on New Tech Board
By Editors | 06/06/2019
The three companies are among 117 that have so far applied for a listing. The three will now have to file listing registrations with the CSRC.
Trading & Investment
Huatai Confirms Intention to Float London Depositary Receipts
By Editors | 06/06/2019
Huatai Securities reconfirming its intention to list depositary receipts on the LSE signals that the issues that delayed the Shanghai-London Stock Connect may now be resolved.
Structural Regulation
SHFE Publishes Eligibility Rules for Futures Trading Participants
By Editors | 05/06/2019
The trading of options and specified futures contracts conducted on the Shanghai Futures Exchange will be subject to the eligibility rules.
Trading & Investment
Banks Should Start Considering HONIA Products – HKMA
By Manesh Samtani | 03/06/2019
HKMA Deputy Chief Howard Lee says global banks are the “best equipped” and should be taking the lead in the transition to alternative reference rates.
Payments & Settlements
Japan, Philippines Explore Yen-Peso Direct Trading
By Editors | 03/06/2019
Japan and the Philippines will explore the establishment of direct yen-peso settlement for trade and investment between the two countries.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Macquarie Securities Penalised for Submitting Incorrect Regulatory Data
By Editors | 03/06/2019
Over 4 years, approximately 42 million orders containing incorrect or omitted regulatory data were submitted to ASX and Chi-X.
Cryptocurrency
ASIC Updates Guidance for ICO, Crypto-Asset Issuers
By Editors | 02/06/2019
The guidance tells issuers how to determine whether an ICO or crypto-asset is considered a financial product, and which Australian laws would apply.
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